Bai Jinglie looked at him doubtfully. 'Likes to stroll around the harem'? 'Why does that sound so odd?'
Hua Shunming said, "If there is nothing else, you are dismissed. We have many memorials to attend to."
Bai Jinglie asked, "So when exactly will you let me take up my post?"
He had endured for two years, finally rising from a petty official to Vice Prefect. But his appointment papers had been held back for so long that he had no choice but to seek an audience today.
"After the upcoming imperial examinations. With you here, we can better draw their attention," Hua Shunming said, making no secret of his intentions.
"Using me as a shield again?" Bai Jinglie lamented with a sigh. "Last time, you told everyone I was crying and begging to give you a cut of the profits. Now the old man at home is driving me crazy, hinting and outright demanding I give him a share too."
